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COM. v. SMITH

484 Pa. 71 (1979)

398 A.2d 948

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Richard SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlotte A. Nichols, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Marrianne Cox, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On August 2, 1976, Richard Smith, appellant, was convicted in a nonjury trial1 of voluntary manslaughter, assault and battery, carrying a firearm on a public street, and carrying a firearm without a license. Post-verdict motions were denied, and Smith was sentenced to ten years probation on the voluntary manslaughter conviction. A sentence of two days less than one year to one day less...

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